Named star

Tianguan

HIP
26451
Designation
123 Zet Tau
Bayer designation
ζ Tau
Visual magnitude
2.97
Constellation
Bull
Name approved by the IAU
2017-06-30

The IAU catalogue's account

Chinese single star asterism, a celestial pass along the ecliptic which opens and closes

Source language
Chinese
Reference
Rufus+Tien (1945) on the Suzhou Map, Sun and Kistemaker (1997) evaluating Han sources, Sun Shuwei (2022) on the Su Song Map

Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.

This star is not part of any chain in the strict sub-corpus.

Other named stars of this constellation: